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3.6
1338 Reviews (1338)
5 Stars
280
4 Stars
570
3 Stars
301
2 Stars
103
1 Stars
84
Conditions
3.2
Value
3.8
Layout
3.8
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.8
72.1%
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1049 out of 1338 reviews
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3.8
35 Reviews (35)
5 Stars
11
4 Stars
12
3 Stars
8
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.7
Value
4.0
Layout
3.6
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.5
77.1%
Recommend this course
27 out of 35 reviews
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3.5
108 Reviews (108)
5 Stars
23
4 Stars
37
3 Stars
30
2 Stars
10
1 Stars
8
Conditions
3.2
Value
3.7
Layout
3.8
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.4
68.5%
Recommend this course
74 out of 108 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 6072 yards
Slope 123
Rating 69.5

Links of Sandpiper in Lakeland offers a traditional links layout that sprawls across rolling terrain. The course is player friendly enough for players of all skill levels to enjoy but it has enough challenges for more advanced players as well. The course is anything but flat, and the ups and downs are the most challenging element you'll encounter. The small, undulating greens and narrow landing areas off of the fairways demand accuracy. Combined with elevation changes and strategically placed bunkers, proper club selection and course management also play important roles. Picking the right lines from the tees into the greens requires careful thought. You'll face a few blind shots thanks to the rolling terrain and there are also several bunkers strategically placed along the greensides. Links of Sandpiper's final four holes are the toughest stretch.

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Course Details

Year Built 1987
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range No
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Collared shirt required

Food & Beverage

Snacks, Restaurant

Available Activities

Swimming

Available Sports

Tennis
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3.6
1338 Reviews (1338)
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Reviews 2
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3.0
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Golf Now Sucks

Double booked and then canceled. Been using Golf Now for years. Will never use again. Already Uninstaller app.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 66
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
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Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

SLOW SLOW SLOW

3RD TIME PLAYING. I KNOW ITS FLORIDA AND FOR A VALUE COURSE YOU WILL FIND THESE CONDITIONS. I LET IT GET TO ME. MAYBE WHEN I PLAY AGAIN IT MIGHT BE BETTER. GREENS WERE A LITTLE SLOWER THAN PREVIOUS ROUNDS. FAIRWAYS COULD USE A LITTLE MORE WATER

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 03/21/2023

Hi, FANTACHU,

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass on your feedback to the teams in charge so they can work to make changes.

Your feedback helps us do better. We are looking into this issue and hope to resolve it promptly.

Thank you for visiting Links of Sandpiper. We hope you'll give us another try in the future.

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Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Not well maintained

The course was not maintained. The layout is a bit tight. Staff was good, and pace of play was ok. Looks like it could be a decent course if it were maintained.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 03/21/2023

Hi, Mike2290214,

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass on your feedback to the teams in charge so they can work to make changes.

Your feedback helps us do better. We are looking into this issue and hope to resolve it promptly.

Thank you for visiting Links of Sandpiper. We hope you'll give us another try in the future.

Played On
Reviews 22
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 03/07/2023

Hi, Angelacres. We would love to hear more about your 4-star experience on our course. Please tell us what we can do to earn that last star, and thanks for golfing at Links of Sandpiper!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 03/07/2023

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Links of Sandpiper!

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Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played

Golf Now Sucks

My son got tee time first as a guest on golf now. He had wrong time so I got tee time through golf now and told him to cancel. Both our tee times got canceled. Lost a total of $17 just on their bull fees. Found out they double booked at the course. There use to be savings and convenience going through Golf Now. I will never use them again.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 03/01/2023

Hi, ANdrea9713284. We would love to hear more about your 4-star experience on our course. Please tell us what we can do to earn that last star, and thanks for golfing at Links of Sandpiper!

Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 03/01/2023

Hello, gagnonpc. Thanks for taking the time to leave us a review. We see you rated the course 2-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve for your next visit.

We take customer feedback very seriously at our course. Please reach out to our team in the golf shop and tell us what's on your mind.

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Reviews 8
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Commented on 03/01/2023

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Links of Sandpiper!

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Low end rinki-dink golf course. You get what you pay for.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 03/01/2023

Hi, ajp101234,

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass on your feedback to the teams in charge so they can work to make changes.

Your feedback helps us do better. We are looking into this issue and hope to resolve it promptly.

Thank you for visiting Links of Sandpiper. We hope you'll give us another try in the future.

Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Definitely needs to have a ranger

Have played this course many times before and can be a it slow at times. But, yesterday was ridiculous. 2 groups of 4 young men ( whom I sure are perfectly nice young men) held up the whole course. We were waiting on every shot, while they preceded to play from the back tees when their golf was not of that standard. We fortunately mangled to get in front of them ( they went into the bar) and we were on the 11th before we saw anybody in front of us and they were coming back down on the 16th. 5 holes clear. Does nobody teach the young the etiquette of golf anymore.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 03/01/2023

Hi, u314162427296! Thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. We will make note and we hope to see you back at Links of Sandpiper!

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 03/01/2023

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Links of Sandpiper!

Played On
Reviews 75
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Golf

Pace of play was very slow. Greens okay

Should have ranger moving things along.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
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Commented on 03/01/2023

Hello, RG72FB408EACBA808737. Thank you for reviewing the course. We apologize for the delay of play during your round. This is by no means the standard we strive to achieve. With that in mind, we are working to best control pace and allow everyone to finish in a reasonable amount of time. We will continue to look for ways to improve. Thank you for playing and we hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
4.0
Previously Played

Get a new starter

Been playing here for a couple of years now. Yesterday might be my last.

The starter was not a nice man. . He forced my partner and I to start our round early and put us with another two guys.

When asked why, he was belligerent and power mad. Told me that he was trying to keep his pace of play moving along and because I used this app, I had to go with the others as well.

I told him that was incorrect, and the reason I book so late in the day was to assure my brother in law and I could golf alone. Since he lives in Winter Park, I love Tampa. The course is middle ground for us.

I also asked who was behind us and when. He told me to get on the tee box.

There was no one and I mean no one who followed us until we were at the turn.

Oh!! Did I mention, when our foursome got to the third hole, there was a logjam. In front of us was a FIVESOME waiting on a foursome waiting on a couple all in front of us. Ridiculous and totally uncalled for. Pace of play was shot for the font nine and we could not get into a groove.

Very very dissatisfied with the day.

Most visits here have been very good from proper staff and food to pace of play and course conditions.

But this starter needs to be removed.

Last note, once I hit my tee shot on one, he had the nerve to get out of his chair and confront us once again. I give the day a ZERO.

Make the change or refund my 80+ dollars. You may have lost a couple of customers. And I talk with many golfers.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 31
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
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Commented on 03/01/2023

Hi, DarleneW. We would love to hear more about your 4-star experience on our course. Please tell us what we can do to earn that last star, and thanks for golfing at Links of Sandpiper!

Played On
Reviews 22
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Local Knowledge NB.

We played the course paired with another first time player. The layout strongly favours local knowledge. Surprisingly it is referred to as a links style course. I grew up in the home of links golf and find the reference a bit of a stretch.. The greens are quite good and the sand traps well kept. It would be helpful if a blower were used to clear leaves from the fairways. I have indicated that I would recommend the course to a "friend". I qualify this to mean a friend who is a reasonably good golfer.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 03/01/2023

Hi, Carrick27! Thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. We will make note and we hope to see you back at Links of Sandpiper!

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 03/01/2023

Hello, u000006308217. We appreciate the review. You rated us 3-stars which means there is room to improve on your recent experience at Links of Sandpiper. Let us know, in the comments, how and where you would like to see changes from the course. Thanks for the feedback!

Played On
Reviews 31
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 02/21/2023

Hi, u000005055937. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Links of Sandpiper.

Played On
Reviews 75
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
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Commented on 02/21/2023

Hello, RG72FB408EACBA808737. We appreciate the review. You rated us 3-stars which means there is room to improve on your recent experience at Links of Sandpiper. Let us know, in the comments, how and where you would like to see changes from the course. Thanks for the feedback!

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